This is not a short or simple read. However, if you believe that the American experiment was not a mistake, and the sclerotic dynasties of Europe are a Bad Thin

This is not a short or simple read. However, if you believe that the American experiment was not a mistake, and the sclerotic dynasties of Europe are a Bad Thing, it is worth the time to read through to the end. With the incoming administration, I have a very bad feeling that the events in the story -- militant common people fighting for their own demise -- will be replayed on a much larger scale. The more people willing to die for a cause realize that it is a lie, the more warm bodies there will be left to defend the principles that at least some of us still believe in.